Boot or shoe



(No Model.)

L. F. NORMAN.

130011011 SHOE. No. 289,439. Patented Dec. 4, 1883'.

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PATENT nos'ron, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOOT OR SHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 289,439, dated December 4, 1883.

Application filed February 26, 1883. (No model.)

Be it known that I, Lawnmvcn F. NORMAN, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Boots and Shoes, of which the following is a description sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which said inreferencebeing had to the accompanying draw-' ings, forming a part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a top or plan view, showing an unfinished shoe embodying my improvement; Fig. 2, a side elevation; Fig. 3, an isometrical perspective view of the sole, and Fig. 4. a sec- Likeletters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the draw lngs.

My invention relates to the class of boots and shoes having outturned uppers and it consists in a novel construction and arrange ment of the parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed, by which a more desirable article of this character is produced than is now in ordinary use.

The nature of the improvement will be read ily understood by all conversant with such In the drawings, A represents the quarters, B the vamp, and O the sole, of the shoe. The

around the fore part, as best seen in Fig. 3, its upper portion, near the edge, being entirely The part D may be formed by running a knife or any suitable implement into the edge of the sole, preferably on aplane with its surface, and cutting from a to av around the fore part of the same, and then making a vertical cut from m to at around the fore part of the sole, the depth of the lateral out being governed by the width it is desired to have the part D, and the depth of the vertical cut sufficient to detach said part from the body of the sole, except at ashort slit, cl, cut in its lower edge on either side, the nicks corresponding in location with the points aaof the sole 0, and enabling the forepart of the upper to be turned out and the heel part in, as shown. In constructing or making the shoe the lower edge, 2', of the upper, forward of the nicksd cl, is inserted under the part D, and turned outwardly over the edgew of the sole 0, the edge f of the upper, or that portion at the rear of the nicks, being turned inwardly, as best seen in Fig. 4. The outturned edge of the upper forward of the nicks (Z is secured by a row or series of stitches, e, which pass through and through the part D, edge i, and sole 0, the inturned edge f of the upper being secured by nailing or stitching to the inner sole, E, the nails or stitches also passing through the heel portion of the outer sole. The inner sole is made quite short, terminating at g near the shank of the shoe, its forward end being preferably skived or thinned to prevent it from hurting the foot.

The inner sole may, if desired, be made longer or extend the entire length of the shoe; but I prefer to make it short, as a short sole effects a saving in stock and answers every purpose. The inner sole may also be entirely omitted, and the inturned edge f of the upper nailed or stitched to the outer sole, a slip-sole or loose sole being inserted in the shoe, if necessary, to cover the nails or stitches.

In Fig. 4 the heel portion of the upper is represented as lasted to the inner sole; but it will be understood that the outer sole, 0, is to be nailed or stitched to the inner sole at this part of the shoe, and that the shoe may be providedwith a heel attached inthe usual manner.

In Fig. 1 the shoe is represented as on the last, the fore part of the upper being secured thereto by the lasting-tacks 1), and its edge partially stitched and untrimmed.

In Fig. 2 the shoe is also represented as on the last and with its edge untrimmed, the sole, upper, and part D being connected loya row of stitches, 1); but two or more rows may be employed, if desired, it being understood that the edge is to be finished in the usual manner after being stitched. In making the vertical cut from m to m, a shoulder or rabbet, z, is

formed, against which the upper abuts at its point of contact with the outer sole, so that when the partD is stitched down, the upper will be kept in better position and a tighter joint formed than would be possible without this shoulder. The knife or cutting instrument may, however, be slightly inclined, if desired, in making the out from m to m, and

2 assua e thereby produce an inclined shoulder, though I deem it preferable that the out should be nearly vertical. The knife making the lateral cut from a to a may also be inclined, if desired; but I prefer to make this out nearly horizontal. The part D, being integral with the body of the sole 0, is never separated from it, thereby insuring a better finish for the edge of the shoe than it is possible to obtain where stock of different kinds and qualities is used. The upper surface of the part D and upper surface of the projecting portion of the sole at its heel being continuous, a better finish can also be obtained at a, where the outturned edge 1' of the upper commences, than would otherwise be possible.

As I propose to make the sole 0, provided with the detached part D, the subject-matter of other Letters Patent, I do not claim the same, broadly, in this application; but,

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is 1. A boot or shoe having a sole, the upper .edge portion of which, around the fore part, is

detached therefrom, and an upper having its edge turned out at the fore part and turnedin at the heel, the outturned portion of the up per being inserted from within and passing outward between the sole and its detached portion, and the parts secured by a row or se- 0 ries of stitches, substantially as shown and described.

2. A boot or shoe having an outer sole, the upper portion of which, around the edge of the fore part, is detached therefrom, an upper 35 turned out at the fore part and turned in at the heel, and an inner sole, the outturned portion of the upper being insertedfrom within, and passing outward between the outer sole and its detached portion, and secured by a row 0 or series of stitches, and the inturned portion of the upper secured by nailing or stitching to the outer sole, inner sole, or to the inner and outer soles, substantially as set forth.

3. In aboot or shoe, the sole 0, provided with 5 the detached part 1), in combination with an upper outturncd around its fore part and inturned at the heel, substantially as specified.

4. In a boot or shoe having the sole 0, provided with the detached part D, the shoulder z, in combination with an outturned upper, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

LAVRENCE F. NORMAN.

WVitnesses:

C. A. SILUV, L. J. 'Wiirrn. 

